Explore the famed My Khe beach coast of the Son Tra Peninsula, and marvel at the swooping bird’s-eye-view of the city from the top of the Linh Ung Pagoda — all from Vietnam’s coastal gem, Da Nang.
As fondly pointed out by Phil Rosenthal in Somebody Feed Phil — wherever you go in Vietnam, people are always smiling! Of course, that includes the coastal city of Da Nang which happens to be the fifth-most populated city in the country. She lies on the coast of the South China Sea at the mouth of the Han River and flaunts some of the world’s most acclaimed beaches and collection of bridges. And then there’s the food. If you’re searching for a balanced getaway that allows you both the luxuries of manmade artifices as well as beautiful natural seascapes, then make sure to look out for the Da Nang VTL beginning 27 March.
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🇻🇳 Guide To Da Nang VTL:
#1: Entry Requirements
#2: Travel Expenditure Checklist
#3: Accommodations
#4: Dining
#5: Sim Cards
#6: Transport
#7: Flights
#8: Travel Insurance
🇻🇳 Da Nang VTL: Entry Requirements
| 🇻🇳 Entering Via Da Nang VTL | 🇸🇬 Returning to Singapore | |
| Entry Requirements | ✅ Complete health declaration form ✅ Self-monitor health for up to 10 days upon arrival. | ✅ Fill up your SG Arrival Card (online) |
🇻🇳 Da Nang VTL: Travel Expenditure Checklist
In case you’ve missed it, we published an article on the cost of VTL travel from Singapore. This included the cost of tests, flights and travel insurance that you’d need to fly via the Da Nang VTL from Singapore.
Disclaimer: For the purpose of this article, we’ve used the dates of 22 – 29 April 2022.
| Budget | Moderate | Luxury | |
| Accommodations | from S$21/night | from S$62/night | from S$86/night |
| Dining | from S$1.50/meal | from S$1.50/meal | from S$1.50/meal |
| Attractions | free | free | free |
| Sim Cards | from S$1.80 | from S$15 | from S$27.90 |
| Flights | S$435 | S$435 | S$435 |
| Travel Insurance | from S$32.70 | from S$32.70 | from S$32.70 |
🇻🇳 Da Nang VTL: Accommodations
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(A) Budget
Adaline Hotel & Suite
Image Credits: Agoda
Distance from Attractions: 370 m from My Khe Beach, 1.8km from Dragon Bridge, 2.1km from Han River Bridge, 2.2km from Da Nang Cathedral
Price: S$21 per night.
Free cancellation? Yes, before 21 April
Reviews: 2,884|
Score: 8/10
Sala Da Nang Beach Hotel
Image Credits: Agoda
Distance from Attractions: 170m from My Khe Beach, 1.9km from Dragon Bridge, 2.3km from Han River Bridge, 2.4km from Da Nang Museum of Cham Sculpture and Da Nang Cathedral
Price: S$43 per night
Free cancellation? Yes, before 19 April
No. of Reviews: 2,389
Score: 9.2/10
(B) Moderate
A La Carte Da Nang Beach Hotel
Image Credits: Agoda
Distance from Attractions: 810m from My Khe Beach, 2.2km from Han River Bridge, 2.3km from Da Nang Cathedral, 4.8km from Lady Buddha, 6.3km from Son Tra Mountain
Price: S$62 per night
Free cancellation? Yes, before 13 April
No. of Reviews: 4,493
Score: 8.3/10
Tam House Villa Hotel
Image Credit: Agoda
Distance from Attractions: 660m from My Khe Beach, 2km from Dragon Bridge, 2.6km from Han River Bridge, 2.6km from Da Nang Cathedral,5.9km from Son Tra Mountain
Price: S$71 per night
Free cancellation? Yes, before 17 April
No. of Reviews: 477
Score: 8.9/10
(C) Luxury
Altara Suites by Ri-Yaz
Image Credits: Agoda
Distance from Attractions: 1.8km from My Khe Beach, 2.5km from Han River Bridge, 2.6km from Da Nang Cathedral, 2.7km from Dragon Bridge, 5.4km from Son Tra Mountain
Price: S$86 per night
Free cancellation? Yes, before 8 April 2022
No. of Reviews: 1,977
Score: 8.8/10
Novotel Da Nang Premier Han River
Image Credits: Agoda
Distance from Attractions: 170m from the city centre, 290m from River Viewpoint, 1km from Han River Bridge, 1.2km from Da Nang Cathedral, 1.9km from Dragon Bridge, 1.9km from Da Nang Museum of Cham Sculpture,3.1km from My Khe Beach
Price: S$113 per night
Free cancellation? Yes, before 21 April
No. of Reviews: 1,994
Score: 8.6/10
🇻🇳 Da Nang VTL: Dining
As all savvy travellers do, we sought the help of our travel bible Tripadvisor to sieve out the best food recommendations and reviews to locate the ultimate belly-fillers for every budget. Of course, apart from the restaurants below, make sure to check out the abundance of street food found at roadside carts littered through the city.
Mi Quang 1A
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Mi Quang — a dish of rice noodles, pork, shrimp, quail eggs, peanuts and fresh herbs — is a must-try dish in Da Nang. And according to reviewers, you can try an authentic whip-up of the dish at the eponymous Mi Quang 1A, a quaint little restaurant in Hai Phong.
Address: 1A Hai Phong Hai Chau Dist, Da Nang Vietnam
Price: From S$1.50
Find out more.
Tamarind Tree Da Nang Restaurant
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Tamarind tree Restaurant Da Nang serves traditional Vietnamese cuisine in a relaxed atmosphere — what it describes as tasty and authentic, made by heart.
If you do come here, have a go at the chicken curry, chicken and ginger, Cao Lau (Vietnamese noodle soup), and grilled eggplant, which many reviewers seem to recommend.
Address: 119 D_ Ba Ngu Hanh Son, Da Nang 550000 Vietnam
Price: From S$2
Special diet options: Vegetarian-friendly, vegan, and gluten-free options
Find out more.
Com Nha Linh – Vietnamese Restaurant
Image Credits: Tripadvisor
Slightly on a more moderate-to-high price range, Com Nha Linh offers a wide range of Vietnamese fare that cater to every taste bud – be it the sweet-and-spicy lover, the light eater, or even the vegetarian eater. The bonus — ‘Gram-worthy food layouts. 😊
Address: 35 An Thuong 26, Da Nang 550000 Vietnam
Price: From S$3
Special diet options: Vegetarian-friendly, vegan, and gluten-free options
Find out more.
Bep Cuon Da Nang
Image Credit: Bep Cuon
If you’re looking for a fancy meal haunt to celebrate your first night in the city, or to commemorate your last night there, then you might want to check out Bep Cuon. The pictures have got our tummies rumbling, and the reviews got our hearts. Many would recommend trying the rice pancakes, money bag (wonton), fresh spring rolls, and shrimp dishes.
Address: 54 Nguyen Van Thoai Ngu Hanh Son, Da Nang 550000 Vietnam
Price: From S$0.60
Special diet options: Vegetarian-friendly, vegan, and gluten-free options
Find out more.
🇻🇳 Da Nang VTL: Sight-Seeing
My Khe Beach
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Just five kilometres from Da Nang’s city centre, My Khe beach is the seaside destination for tourists and locals alike. This 10 kilometre-long beach stretches from the base of the Son Tra Peninsula to the Marble Mountains of Ngu Hanh Son. With an unhindered view of gentle mountainous slopes, smooth white sand, and clear warm waters year-round, My Khe beach is recognised as one of the most attractive beaches on the planet by Forbes Magazine, and also ranks #9 among Tripadvisor’s 88 things to do in Da Nang.
Dragon Bridge
The Dragon Bridge is one of the three famous bridges you can find in Da Nang, along with Han River Bridge and Thuan Phuoc Bridge. Spread over the Han River, the dragon’s head faces My Khe beach, which is said to symbolise the development aspirations of Da Nang City. While the Dragon Bridge has a total of six traffic lanes and two sidewalks, it is closed off to traffic from 9 pm. Pedestrian access will get limited from then to make way for the spectacle on weekends and holidays — five minutes of pure fire-and-water-breathing magic!
Da Nang Cathedral
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Da Nang Cathedral, also known as the Pink Church, is the cathedral of Da Nang Diocese in central Vietnam and is the only church built in Da Nang city during the French colonial period. The 70 metre-high cathedral is affectionately named by the locals ‘Rooster’ (Con Ga) Church because of the rooster that sits atop the impressive steeple. Its Gothic-style design incorporates several medieval stained glass windows of various saints, earning it a medal by the Vatican Holy See.
According to an explanation from the priest behind it, Louis Vallet, the rooster on the roof of the church is not in fact the symbol of France, but is a symbol associated with St Peter’s story in the Gospel about repentance and awakening. Built in 1923 for Da Nang’s French colonial population, the cathedral is an easy half kilometre walk from the CBD. The church officially opened its doors on 10 March 1924 with the purpose of serving the French Catholics who lived in Da Nang at that time.
Linh Ung Pagoda
Image Credit: Ladybuddha.org
The Son Tra Goddess of Mercy is the unofficial symbol of Da Nang city, similar to Rio de Janeiro’s Christ The Redeemer. Known as one of the most significant pilgrimage destinations for Buddhists in Vietnam, the Quan Am statue sits high on Monkey Mountain and treats visitors to a view of the entire city. Conversely, wherever you are in Da Nang, you will be able to spot it leaning on the mountain and facing the sea.
Bà Nà Hills
You can’t go to Da Nang and not go to Bà Nà Hills. As part of Sun World Amusement Park Group, Sun World Bà Nà Hills is dubbed the most significant resort and recreational complex of Vietnam. 1,487 metres above sea level, the resort has earned the name “heaven on earth” because of its sweater-weather temperature and beautiful natural landscape. It’s also home to a world record-breaking cable car system — the hill station is equipped with five cable car routes, many of which smashed world records and won international awards with the accumulated capacity of nearly 7,000 passengers per hour!
When you make your way there, be sure to visit the French Village, which re-enacts an old fashioned and tranquil France lined with recognizable classical landmarks such as the square, church, town, old village, and inns. There’s also the iconic Golden Bridge, a massive structure held up by two rocks in the shape of hands — truly an impressive sight!
🇻🇳 Da Nang VTL: Travel SIM cards
| Brand | Plans | Package |
| Way2go | For 30 Days: VND250,000 (~SGD$15) | ✔️ 4G/LTE connection, unlimited data access with 6GB high speed ✔️ 60′ local calls & 100 local SMS ✔️ Access to 24/7 Tourist Support Hotline ✔️ Compatible with all mobile devices ✔️ BONUS: 30′ Free International Calls |
| True Move Travel SIM Asia | For 10 Days: US$19.90(~S$27.90) | ✔️ 6GB high speed 4G data ✔️ Usable across different Asian markets (perfect if you are travelling to more than one country) ❌ Calls ❌ SMS |
| Vietnamobile D30 plan | For 7 Days: VND30,000 (~S$1.80) | ✔️ 12GB high speed 4G data ❌ Calls ❌ SMS |
🇻🇳 Da Nang VTL: Transport
There are plenty of ways to get around Da Nang — be it by foot, a rental car, taxi, bus, or even by motorbike. Here’s a quick rundown on the costs of each mode:
| Mode of Transport | Company | Details |
| Taxi | Mai Linh Taxi | ✔️ Estimated fare: From VND9,000 (~S$0.50) ✔️ How To Book: 1. Call 1055 2. Download the Taxi Mai Linh App |
| Bike | Mai Linh Bike | ✔️ How To Book: – Download the Taxi Mai Linh App |
| Bus | Mai Linh E-Bus | ✔️ Operating Hours: – Monday to Friday: 9 am to 8 pm – Saturday and Sunday: 8 am to 9 pm ✔️ Estimated fare: ½ Route: 6,000 VND per ticket (~S$0.40) Full route: 12,000 VND per ticket (~S$0.70) 4 hours continuously: 40,000 VND per ticket (~S$2.40) Hiring entire bus (1 way): 100,000 VND per route per e-bus (~S$6) 1-day ticket: 120,000 VND per day (~S$7.20) ✔️ How To Book: – Purchase tickets directly from the bus driver |
| Rented Car | Mai Linh Car Rental | ✔️ Available for: – Airport pick-up – Passenger cars – Long-term driving – Self-driving ✔️ Price: – Dependent on the type of car, full list here. ✔️ How To Book: – Call 0988 055 999 or 0988 033 999 – Email: car@globalviet.vn – Visit http://globalviet.vn |
| Private-hire Car | Danang Private Taxi | ✔️ Available for: – Private sightseeing tours ✔️ Cost: From 1,100 VND (~S$0.10) per car, depending on capacity, type of car, and baggage. ✔️ How To Book: – Full details here. |
🇻🇳 Da Nang VTL: Flights
Disclaimer: For the purpose of this article, we’ve used the dates of 22 – 29 April 2022.
| Cost of flight to Da Nang | |
| Singapore Airlines | From S$435 |
🇻🇳 Da Nang VTL: Travel Insurance
To help gauge an average cost, we used a one-week travel span across six travel insurance options (from 22 to 29 April) when calculating the costs of the plans. We are also choosing the basic option of each plan so you get a gauge of the minimum amount you’ll be paying for insurance, amongst the other real costs of travelling via Vaccinated Travel Lanes.
| Cost of COVID-19 Travel Insurance to Da Nang | |
| AIG | From S$35 |
| AXA | From S$32.70 |
| Sompo | From S$52 |
| Income | From S$39.60 |
| FWD | From S$49.10 |
| STARR | From S$39 |
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All currency exchanges are accurate as of 12 nn on 23 March 2022. Bank card prices are calculated based on 3.25% foreign currency transaction fee.
